City vs city
Charleston vs Coal Fork, WV
Charleston currently scores 8 points higher overall than Coal Fork, with the largest gap in hail.
Use this comparison for relocation decisions, insurance shopping, and hazard-prioritized mitigation planning.
Hazard breakdown
Scores describe each city’s reference grid tile, not every property. A missing model is unavailable, not zero risk. Air quality is a current EPA AirNow signal; other factors describe baseline exposure. The overall score blends different hazards and is not a probability of damage. Read the scoring methodology and sources.
Overall
Charleston: 49/100 · Coal Fork: 41/100
Charleston is 8 points higher.
Flood
Charleston: 77/100 · Coal Fork: 61/100
Charleston is 16 points higher.
Charleston: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 12 features intersect this tile.
Coal Fork: FEMA NFHL flood zones: 7 features intersect this tile.
Wind
Charleston: 15/100 · Coal Fork: 16/100
Coal Fork is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Coal Fork: Wind exposure derived from ingested design wind / climatology tiles.
Lightning
Charleston: 32/100 · Coal Fork: 31/100
Charleston is 1 points higher.
Charleston: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Coal Fork: Lightning exposure derived from ingested climatology tiles.
Tornado
Charleston: 12/100 · Coal Fork: 8/100
Charleston is 4 points higher.
Charleston: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Coal Fork: Tornado risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Hail
Charleston: 100/100 · Coal Fork: 71/100
Charleston is 29 points higher.
Charleston: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Coal Fork: Hail risk derived from NOAA SPC historical reports.
Storm surge
Charleston: Unavailable · Coal Fork: Unavailable
A score difference cannot be calculated without both sources.
Charleston: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Coal Fork: Storm surge model is not available for this location yet.
Wildfire
Charleston: 63/100 · Coal Fork: 52/100
Charleston is 11 points higher.
Charleston: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Coal Fork: Wildfire exposure derived from ingested fire potential tiles.
Current air quality
Charleston: 47/100 · Coal Fork: 47/100
No gap.
Charleston: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.
Coal Fork: Air quality signal derived from the latest EPA AirNow combined AQI grid.